Local Sports

The Gibsons Pigs Men's Rugby team dropped its season opener last Saturday by two points at Elphinstone Secondary School. The Kats from West Vancouver upended the Pigs 12-10 in a closely played match.

Sept. 12 saw a sunny return to action for the men's and women's soccer leagues. In men's action, last year's tournament champs, Wolves, met league champs Pigs at Shirley Macy but failed to establish primacy as they played to a 4-4 draw.

Paul Wright, owner of Coast Progressive Physiotherapy, Kinetic Fitness and Gibsons Physiotherapy and a member of On The Edge Race Club, took part in the Ironman Canada Triathlon in Penticton on Aug. 29.

Two soloists and 15 team riders from the Coast set off for the 24 Hours of Adrenaline in Whistler last weekend and returned with medals, prizes and pain.

The Sunshine Coast Skating Club begins its new season on Tuesday at the Sunshine Coast Arena. Registration for the new season will be held at the arena Sept 7 to 9 from 5 to 6 p.m.

Young hockey stars got a jump on the competition last week at the Sunshine Coast Arena. The inaugural Sunshine Coast Hockey School was a huge success according to organizers who are already setting their sights on next year.

The Sunshine Coast Arena was full of speed demons last weekend. The Pacific Blades kicked off its inaugural speed skating season on the Sunshine Coast with a summer skills camp. In all, 38 skaters from age six to 56 took part in the two-day camp.

The best mountain bike riders in Canada, including four local racers from On The Edge Race Club, were in Kamloops last weekend for the Canada Cup finals.

Winning has become the norm for Jeremy Izad this summer. The 14-year-old West Sechelt youth was a standout for this year's U15 Super Y League Vancouver Whitecaps squad.

A split at home against Richmond last Saturday paved the way for the Gibsons Midget baseball team to secure a berth at this weekend's provincial championships in Ridge Meadows.